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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page (Volume XXI, Number 528) This page contains light satirical humor rather than political commentary. "Saint Valentine" is the header, indicating Valentine's Day content. **"C'est L'Amour"** (left cartoon): Shows a young man posting a notice about student duels in American colleges, prompting a professor's quip about a student learning to shave—suggesting the "dueler" is inexperienced. **"On the Campus"** (center dialogue): A joke about the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's privilege of kissing young ladies at drawing-room events, contrasting European aristocratic customs with American practices. **"The Considerate Girl"** (right): A poem about a woman refusing a Valentine kiss but keeping it "till you call"—playful romance humor. **"A Suggestion"** and **"Every man is a hero..."**: Brief witty observations about Valentine etiquette and masculine pride. The content reflects early-1900s courtship customs and social comedy.
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VOLUME XxXI. NUMBER 528. C'EST L'AMOUR, ON THE CAMPUS. OUNT VON HEIDELBERG: Ach so you haf de student duels, in the American colleges, too, nicht wahr? How beautifully that young man's face was cut up! PRor. SMYTHE: Oh, that's young Freshly; he’s just learning to shave. HE Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has the privilege of kissing all the young ladies presented at the drawing-rooms. Some of the Lord Lieutenants, it is said, have kissed as many as three hundred young ladies in a single afternoon. The average American, following the precepts of Johannes Secundus and Dorat, it may be stated, would much prefer to kiss one young lady three hundred times in the same interval. G NEY: MARLBORO: GEDNEY: ticket, I don’t wonder Cleveland was elected. Why so? I haven't been able to find a single man who voted the losing THE CONSIDERATE GIRL. <s KISS upon this valentine I press,” he wrote to her, “I've placed it underneath this line ; I hope you won't demur.” “I do not want the kiss you sent," She answered, ** not at all! But just because it was well meant I'll keep it till you call.” Tom Masson, A SUGGESTION. EATHERSTONE: I've just dashed off a few verses and put them inside of this valentine for Miss Summit, and I only hope she'll read them. RuGway: You would better let me address the envelope. She knows your handwriting. ERY man is a hero to his im- agination. comicbooks.com